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Lu Guang, pictured at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in Shanxi province in September 2014. Chinese police detained the photographer in early November. (Reuters/China Stringer Network)

China detains award-winning photographer in Xinjiang

Washington, D.C., November 28, 2018–Police in Xinjiang detained Lu Guang, an award-winning, New York-resident, freelance photographer whose work has focused on environmental and social issues in China, in early November, according to media reports. Lu’s family lost contact with him on November 3 and later confirmed his arrest with authorities in Xinjiang, according to a…

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